UEFA Europa League: Who is in it? Meet the teams

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Get an overview of the 32 teams lining up in the 2023/24 UEFA Europa League.

Ajax are among the 32 UEFA Europa League group stage contenders Getty Images

The road to 2023/24 UEFA Europa League glory became a little clearer following the group stage draw, but who is lining up in the competition?

UEFA.com profiles all the contenders.

Group stage fixtures

Who is in the group stage?

Group A: West Ham (ENG), Olympiacos (GRE), Freiburg (GER), TSC Bačka Topola (SRB)
Group B: Ajax (NED), Marseille (FRA), Brighton (ENG), AEK Athens (GRE)
Group C: Rangers (SCO), Real Betis (ESP), Sparta Praha (CZE), Aris Limassol (CYP)
Group D: Atalanta (ITA), Sporting CP (POR), Sturm Graz (AUT), Raków Czestochowa (POL)
Group E: Liverpool (ENG), LASK (AUT), Union SG (BEL), Toulouse (FRA)
Group F: Villarreal (ESP), Rennes (FRA), Maccabi Haifa (ISR), Panathinaikos (GRE)
Group G: Roma (ITA), Slavia Praha (CZE), Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA), Servette (SUI)
Group H: Leverkusen (GER), Qarabağ (AZE), Molde (NOR), Häcken (SWE)

AEK Athens (GRE)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 139
How they qualified: Greek champions
Last season: N/A
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (1976/77)

Ajax (NED)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 13
How they qualified: 3rd in Dutch Eredivisie
Last season: Knockout play-offs (L1-3 vs Union Berlin)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1981/82)

Aris Limassol (CYP)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 289
How they qualified: 1st in Cypriot First Division
Last season: UECL second qualifying round (L2-3 vs Neftçi)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2023/24)

Atalanta (ITA)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 28
How they qualified: 5th in Italian Serie A
Last season: N/A
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1990/91, 2021/22)

Classic Atalanta Europa League goals

Brighton (ENG)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 77
How they qualified: 6th in English Premier League
Last season: N/A
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: N/A

Freiburg (GER)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 100
How they qualified: 5th in German Bundesliga
Last season: Round of 16 (L0-3 vs Juventus)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2022/23)

Häcken (SWE)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 285
How they qualified: 1st in Swedish First Division
Last season: N/A
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: First round (2007/08)/Group stage (2023/24)

LASK (AUT)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 49
How they qualified: 3rd in Austrian Bundesliga
Last season: N/A
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2019/20)

Leverkusen (GER)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 24
How they qualified: 6th in German Bundesliga
Last season: Semi-finals (L0-1 vs Roma)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1987/88)

Liverpool (ENG)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 4
How they qualified: 5th in English Premier League
Last season: UCL Round of 16 (L2-6 vs Real Madrid)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1972/73, 1975/76, 2000/01)

Classic Liverpool Europa League goals

Maccabi Haifa (ISR)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 104
How they qualified: 1st in Israeli Premier League
Last season: UCL group stage (fourth place)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2006/07)

Marseille (FRA)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 53
How they qualified: 3rd in French Ligue 1
Last season: UCL group stage (fourth place)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1998/99, 2003/04, 2017/18)

Molde (NOR)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 70
How they qualified: 1st in Norwegian Premier Division
Last season: UECL group stage (third place)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2020/21)

Olympiacos (GRE)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 48
How they qualified: 3rd in Greek Super League
Last season: Group stage (fourth place)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (1989/90, 2004/05, 2011/12, 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21)

Panathinaikos (GRE)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 251
How they qualified: 2nd in Greek Super League
Last season: UECL third qualifying round (L1-3 vs Slavia Praha)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1987/88, 2002/03)

Qarabağ (AZE)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 66
How they qualified: 1st in Azerbaijani Premier League
Last season: UECL knockout play-offs (L1-1, 3-5pens vs Gent)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2022/23, 2023/24)

Raków (POL)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 255
How they qualified: Polish champions
Last season: UECL play-offs
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2023/24)

Rangers (SCO)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 31
How they qualified: 2nd in Scotland
Last season: UCL group stage (fourth place)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (2007/08, 2021/22)

2022 Europa League final highlights: Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers (5-4 pens)

Real Betis (ESP)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 48
How they qualified: 6th in Spanish Liga
Last season: Round of 16 (L1-5 vs Man United)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2005/06, 2013/14, 2021/22, 2022/23)

Rennes (FRA)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 47
How they qualified: 4th in French Ligue 1
Last season: Knockout play-offs (L3-3 4-5pens vs Shakhtar)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2018/19)

Roma (ITA)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 10
How they qualified: 6th in Italian Serie A
Last season: Final (L 1-1, 1-4pens vs Sevilla)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1990/91, 2022/23)

Servette (SUI)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 212
How they qualified: 2nd in Swiss Super League
Last season: N/A
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Round of 16 (2001/02)

Sheriff (MDA)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 84
How they qualified: 1st in Moldovan First Division
Last season: UECL round of 16 (L1-4 vs Nice)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Knockout play-offs (2021/22)

Slavia Praha (CZE)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 39
How they qualified: 2nd in Czech First League
Last season: UECL group stage (third place)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (1995/96)

Sparta Praha (CZE)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 106
How they qualified: 1st in Czech First League
Last season: UECL second qualifying round (L1-2 vs Viking)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1983/84, 2015/16)

Sporting CP (POR)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 33
How they qualified: 4th in Portuguese Liga
Last season: Quarter-finals (L1-2 vs Juventus)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (2004/05)

Classic Sporting Europa League goals

Sturm Graz (AUT)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 115
How they qualified: 2nd in Austrian Bundesliga
Last season: Group stage (fourth place)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1983/84)

Toulouse (FRA)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 121
How they qualified: Coupe de France winners
Last season: N/A
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2007/08, 2009/10)

TSC (SRB)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 230
How they qualified: 2nd in Serbian Super League
Last season: N/A
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Group stage (2023/24)

Union SG (BEL)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 83
How they qualified: 3rd in Belgian First League
Last season: Quarter-finals (L2-5 vs Leverkusen)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (2022/23)

Villarreal (ESP)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 18
How they qualified: 5th in Spanish Liga
Last season: Round of 16 (L1-2 vs Anderlecht)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (2020/21)

Great Villarreal Europa League goals

West Ham (ENG)

UEFA coefficient ranking: 36
How they qualified: Conference League holders
Last season: UECL winners (W2-1 vs Fiorentina)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2021/22)

Key

• UEFA Europa League unless otherwise stated
• Aggregate scorelines if applicable
• Club coefficients as of start of 2023/24

UCL = UEFA Champions League
UEL = UEFA Europa League
UECL = UEFA Europa Conference League

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